Objective
to report the 6 month results after addition of a standardised stepped-care antihypertensive treatment following ultrasound renal denervation (RDN) or sham procedure
Study
multicentre, randomised, blinded, sham controlled trial
Population
patients who had a BP â¥135/85 between 2 and 5 months after initial randomisation and blinded treatment received a standardised stepped-care antihypertensive treatment
Endpoints
change in daytime ambulatory systolic BP, medication burden and safety
Conclusion
the systolic BP reduction after endovascular ultrasound RDN was maintained at 6 months while using less antihypertensive medications as compared to Sham procedure
Azizi et al. Circulation. 2019;139:2542-53